English Grammar: Revision and Practice

English Grammar: Revision and Practice

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Table of contents

1 Verbs and Nouns.............................................................................................3 2 Verbs and nouns part II ...................................................................................6 3 Pronouns.........................................................................................................9 4 Subjects and Verbs........................................................................................13 5 What makes a sentence ................................................................................ 16 6 Subject-verb agreement part 1 ..................................................................... 20 7 Subject-verb agreement part 2 ..................................................................... 24 8 Different types of verb .................................................................................. 29 9 The past tense...............................................................................................34 10 The past tense part 2 .................................................................................. 38 11 The past tense of `be'..................................................................................41 12 Common and proper nouns ........................................................................ 46 13 Analysing a sentence part 1 ........................................................................ 50 14 Analysing a sentence part 2 ........................................................................ 54 15 The present progressive tense .................................................................... 58 16 The past progressive tense.......................................................................... 62 Spelling record sheet ....................................................................................... 66

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1 Verbs and nouns part 1

Part 1 ? Do Now Write a sentence. Circle all the words in the sentence that are verbs. Underline all the words that are nouns.

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Extension Nouns and verbs are parts of speech. Write down the names of any other parts of speech you know, and try and give examples of them.

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Part 2 Definition A verb is a doing word.

Examples run, walk, skip, act, write

I walked to the shop I played football I like that autobiography

Part 2a Circle the verbs in each of the following sentences.

Abdul enjoyed the lesson.

Amy goes to three different clubs.

My friends dislike crisps.

My brother works in the library.

The girl walks to school.

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Extension Write a sentence of your own and circle the verb. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

Part 3 Definition A noun is a name, a place or a thing. Examples car, person, table, chair, desk, Hassan, Wednesday, city, place, Britain

Ellis walked to the shop. Georgia played football. The car hit the wall. Part 3a Look again at the sentences you found the verbs in. Now underline the nouns. Abdul enjoyed the lesson. Amy goes to three different clubs. My friends dislike crisps. My brother works in the library. The girl walks to school.

Extension In the sentences we have looked at so far, in what order do the nouns and verbs come? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

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Part 4 Part 4a In the following sentences, circle all the verbs and underline all the nouns.

Ana runs round the park. Angel likes football, but Anwar prefers basketball. My favourite sister eats chips every day. After school, Edson plays netball. The two boys and three girls walk home. Extension Now write a sentence of your own. Circle all the verbs and underline all the nouns. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________

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